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- 3 The reception went very smoothly, with six tables in all - three coffee, two tea, and one for the children's juice. Everything went like clockwork, thanks to Pat who put the team together and all the Friends who worked so well, as always, and especially to Eileen who made sure everyone was doing their job! (She's a delightful boss!) Well done, again, Friends, you did a super job which was warmly appreciated by everyone who came (it must have been close to 400 or so!) And we enjoyed doing it, didn't we? Of course we did! ANNE LOSES A GOOD FRIEND. Part I from T h e Diary of a Farmer's Wife, 1796 -1797" June Ye 7 - and 8 - Sarah do say she do mislike carters lad, she hearing he do walk with Simpsons lass at the corner when her backes turned. I do tell her to care for herself, and there be goode fishe in the sea yet; at which she did laffe, and say her fishe was heere, and she meant to stay with me. June Ye 11 - Today me and carters wiffe bussie in the hous, me to the cooking and she to scrubb and clean. She do tell me that my lord be home at the big house with others as noisie as himselfe. Him be a hartie man and verrie noisie in his cupps. The cook do say to carters wiffe, that my ladie Susan do stop in her own rooms, misliking the rowdie lot and their wayes, and that she be not well, which greeves me. She be a dear ladie and I verrie fond of her, we being together as childer, and she be so kind to all in the place, helping them much. June Ye 13 - Later cums my ladie Susan, bringing with her sum more of the chanytee, and a bottle of brandie for John; as well as one off her owne clokes for Sarah. At which Sarah did curtsie, and thank her very becoming; then out to sett the bottles reddie for the drinking. My ladie do look verrie thin and white, and I like not her lookes; but she do assure me she verrie well, but the heat lately trying her much. I fear his lordship do care for noute but his dogges and cuppes. I like not his ruffe ways. He once trying to kiss me, I did box his eares right soundlie; at which he was so taken abacke, he did walk off rubbing his ears. I must watch Sarah, that she cums not in his waye, she bein a pretty wench. After tee we to the yards, me to tell old Joe and Jim to do the feeding; me having my ladie to visit. She did speak verrie prettie to them, and did ask how all did, and did give them a pennie; at which they did bless her grately. Then she home, after saying she will cum agen, soon, and me to tell John many kind messidges. Later he home and verrie grumpie, the shepes wool making only 9 pence the bagge, which he sayes will not pay him for his trubble. He did grumbul at his supper. I did tell him off my ladies visit, and her kind messidges, and did give him sum of the brandie, at which he did cheere up, and was better pleased. June Ye 16 - It did thunder much today, the lightenen did strike the elm tree by the big gaite, and did kill one of Johns cowes, I fere he will be rathe for dayes, I must feed him well and so hummer him. Men be just like childer and as much trouble in many wayes, but John be a good husban and I would not like to lo$e him, he bein just a gret babbie for sure. (To be continued) JUST FOR FUN (Reader's Digest) There are seven ways to warm your feet in February. Dipping them in the Caribbean is one. If you can afford that, forget the other six. One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. Babies are Nature's way of showing people what the world looks like at 2 a.m. .../4